Halo fan builds realistic replica of Spartan helmet out of LEGOs

LEGOs are the hands-on geek’s plastic pixel of choice for construction. At this point, pretty much everything that can be built of LEGOs has been built, from fully functional robots to sophisticated case mods to towering life-sized structures. Due to their rigid, inflexible structure, though, LEGOs are totally unsuitable for one thing, at least: clothing. But cyborg armor? That’s another story.

Ben Calukins isn’t just one of the biggest LEGO fans out there, he’s also a huge fan of Bungie’sHalo series. In fact, he’s such a huge fan that he tried to smash both together into one awesomely geeky project: a realistic Spartan helmet, straight from the Halo universe.

It appears to have been a difficult undertaking, but what impresses me most about the LEGO version of the Spartan helmet is how it actually looks better than many of the more traditionally constructed replicas. The LEGOs give it an industrial, semi-steampunk-like patina: far from being a collection of plastic bricks that will smash into a million pieces with the first Covenant volley, this helmet looks solid enough to protect the ubermensch skull within, even as it is being bombarded with blows from plasma sword wielding elites.